Edmonton Football Team hires Jaime Elizondo as new head coach and offensive co-ordinator

EDMONTON

Jaime Elizondo has been hired as the head coach of Edmonton Football Team.

Edmonton made the announcement Monday morning. Elizondo will also serve as Edmonton’s offensive co-ordinator and quarterback coach.

Elizondo replaces Scott Milanovich, who resigned the post last week and is expected to be named the QB coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Elizondo served as the Ottawa Redblacks offensive co-ordinator from 2016-2018, helping the franchise win a

Grey Cup title in 2016. He reunites with Edmonton starter Trevor Harris as the two spent three seasons together with the Redblacks.

Harris threw for a career-high 5,116 yards in 2018 and also that year had a league playoff-record six touchdown passes in Ottawa’s 46-27 East Division final win over Hamilton. Harris has accumulated 13,096 passing yards and 68 touchdowns and completed over 70 per cent of his attempts playing for Elizondo.

“Jaime is an innovative play caller with proven success in the CFL,” Edmonton GM Brock Sunderland said in a statement.